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Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

Bucky

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8. The point of distinction is clear.

Reply to Festivito (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 06:58 PM

Dec 2011

The DU site owners have set up separate groups for Catholics & Orthodox Christians, Jews, Pagans, and Muslims. I think we can safely conclude that, in the administrators' view, these are not the "faiths of progressive people." To be a progressive person of faith, ergo, one must be Protestant, Buddhist, Hindu, polytheistic, or Bahai. The point is not to lump us all together, but rather to call out those Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Pagan, and Jewish believers as a bunch of unenlightened haters and segregate them from decent liberal society.

Either that, or it's just a name.

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When are Christian Liberals not Progressive People of Faith? [View all] Festivito Dec 2011 OP

There is a distinction. But I agree with you that Progressive People of Faith pnwmom Dec 2011 #1

Is the & in the forum title mathematical or logical, adding the two or excluding not being both. Festivito Dec 2011 #3

I'm progressive, but not liberal Betty Karlson Dec 2011 #2

Enjoying your post, I wonder how you define liberal. Festivito Dec 2011 #4

"liberal" as meant in the theological way Betty Karlson Dec 2011 #5

I memorized Heidelberg as a junior high-age confirmand. I still know what my only hope in life and Critters2 Dec 2011 #9

I don't know how to get that waving smiley Betty Karlson Dec 2011 #11

Hey, yeah. Where'd the emoticons go? Critters2 Dec 2011 #12

I am both theologically and politically liberal supernova Dec 2011 #6

all Christian liberals are progressive people of faith arely staircase Dec 2011 #7

The point of distinction is clear. Bucky Dec 2011 #8

It is troubling. I travel in Girardian circles, and many of my peers are Catholic Critters2 Dec 2011 #10

Christian Liberals are Progressive People of Faith, however... Taverner Dec 2011 #13